Section 108: Tenure of office of Ministers and Deputy Ministers
Constitution of Zimbabwe
(1) The office of a Minister or Deputy Minister becomes vacant—
(a) if the President removes him or her from office;
(b) if he or she resigns from office by written notice to the President;
(c) upon the assumption of office by a new President.
(2) Subject to subsection (4), a Minister or Deputy Minister who was a Member of Parliament on appointment as Minister or Deputy Minister vacates his or her office as such upon ceasing to be a Member of Parliament.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), a Minister or Deputy Minister who was not a Member of Parliament on appointment as Minister or Deputy Minister vacates his or her office as such if circumstances arise that would result in his or her seat becoming vacant were he or she a Member of Parliament.
(4) Subject to this Constitution, in the event of a dissolution of Parliament, Ministers and Deputy Ministers continue to hold office as such until the President-elect assumes office after a general election.
This section outlines the conditions under which Ministers and Deputy Ministers leave office in Zimbabwe. The key insight is that ministerial positions are closely tied to both presidential authority and parliamentary status. While the President has direct power to remove ministers, their tenure is also affected by their parliamentary status and automatically ends when a new President takes office. During the transition period after Parliament dissolves but before a new President is sworn in, ministers continue in their roles to ensure governmental continuity.